[Rhodes22-list] Shorties

[Peter Thorn]

If I can reply to my own post...

There's also Mick Roberts in Oriental, a photographer who makes a living
selling photos to racers.  He took a Hobie 16, derigged it, mounted what I
can best describe as a captain's chair about 5' above the water and added a
6hp outboard with  pitch around 8 or 9.  He slices through the water as
stable as your dining room table!

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shorties


> For certain applications, it's a good idea.
>
> A friend I can best describe as an "old salt" with a stiff and speedy
> British Jaguar 21 decided he was too old to single-hand his boat on the
> Pamilco River near little Washington, NC.   So..  he unstepped the mast
and
> motors around with his Mecury 8.  That boat without the rig is very, very
> stable.
>
> I wouldn't call it sailing, but it's much better than staying off the
water.
>
> PT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shorties
>
>
> > Bill Effros wrote:
> > > ...
> > > Mast-Down Cruising is a topic we should explore.  There are people
> > > around here buying expensive old sailboats cheap, removing the masts
> > > entirely, and just cruising around, anchoring, and living in their
> > > sail-less "sail" boats all summer.  It's a long cheap great vacation.
> > > The R-22 lends itself to this kind of cruising.  Just add a shortie.
> >
> > I have been dreaming of cruising the Hudson and
> > Erie canals.  Sailing is all but impossible on
> > these waterways, and sections of the Erie (and
> > others as well) are marshland -- hot and buggy.
> >
> > This is a compelling argument for a short
> > section of mast - just high enuf to support
> > boom (room), pop top, and low stays.
> >
> > You would want to keep it short enuf to get
> > under the 12' bridges.
> >
> > Good idea, Bill!
> >
> > /Robert Skinner
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